Risk Management Analyst

Westrock Coffee • Conway, AR

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Risk Management Analyst is the department’s on-site operational backbone, responsible for trade confirmation and independent verification, systems-of-record documentation, daily position verification, mark-to-market support, reconciliation, and preparation of internal and external risk management reports. The Analyst gathers data for strategy design and analysis, supporting the VP’s market research and hedging decision-making. The role fulfills the critical trade confirmation and documentation function and participates in the design, back-testing, and system implementation of AI-generated hedging models. It also manages data pipelines, maintains model input quality, and integrates AI-generated outputs into reporting workflows. This position is intended as a development path toward increasing risk management responsibility.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Data Analytics, or a quantitative discipline.
• At least two years of experience in risk management operations, commodity trading support, treasury operations, or financial analysis.
• Passed the Series 3 Futures Examination.
• Foundational knowledge of derivative instruments, including futures, options, and swaps, and their use for hedging.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including advanced formulas and pivot tables.
• Experience with C#, Python, Linux, and SFTP setups.
• AI fluency for analytics, back-testing, model implementation workflows, and AI agent creation.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and data management skills with attention to detail.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional accuracy in data entry, verification, and reconciliation.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent deadlines.
• Data-oriented mindset and comfort working with AI/ML tools, back-testing frameworks, and data pipelines.
• Collaborative working style and comfort receiving direction from both the VP and Manager.
• Commitment to internal controls, compliance, and documentation standards.
• Initiative to learn commodity markets, derivative instruments, AI applications, and risk management practices.
• Intellectual curiosity, ambition, and aptitude to grow into expanded risk management responsibilities.

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to derivative accounting concepts.

Responsibilities

• Independently verify executed trade details against broker confirmations within one business day.
• Record derivative transactions in designated systems of record and maintain complete trade documentation files.
• Archive broker confirmations in SharePoint and maintain organized documentation for audit and compliance review.
• Flag and immediately escalate discrepancies or unmatched trades to the Manager and VP.
• Gather, organize, and maintain market, position, and historical performance data for hedge strategy design and analysis.
• Compile quantitative inputs, including price histories, volatility data, correlation matrices, and seasonal patterns, to support strategy development.
• Prepare supporting exhibits, charts, and data packages for Risk Management Committee strategy presentations.
• Verify all open exchange-traded positions against broker statements daily.
• Monitor category, aggregate, and concentration position limits daily and alert the VP to actual or anticipated breaches.
• Monitor margin balances and utilization daily.
• Maintain the maturity calendar and provide expiration notifications ten business days in advance.
• Participate with the VP and Manager in designing, back-testing, and implementing AI-generated hedging models.
• Manage and maintain data pipelines feeding AI/ML models, ensuring clean, timely, and accurate data from NetSuite, Foundry, broker platforms, and external market data sources.
• Assist the Manager in integrating predictive signals, scenario results, and optimization recommendations into risk reports and Risk Management Committee materials.
• Audit AI model input and output data quality and flag anomalies or data integrity issues for investigation.
• Compile historical position, price, and performance data for AI model back-testing as directed.
• Document AI model configurations, data sources, validation results, and performance metrics in SharePoint for audit readiness.
• Generate automated and semi-automated reports using AI tools to reduce manual reporting and improve the monthly risk package cycle time.
• Support monthly reconciliation of derivative positions.
• Prepare the monthly risk package for VP review and Risk Management Committee distribution.
• Compile data for the quarterly Board report.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for the external auditor during quarterly assessments.
• Maintain the Approved Counterparty List and monitor for credit events.
• Maintain the Breach Log and prepare exception reports for Risk Management Committee review.
• Assist in preparing hedge designation memos, support quarterly hedge effectiveness testing, and document de-designation events with Risk Management Committee notification.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level